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Review
. 2023 Dec 18:30:100650.
doi: 10.1016/j.lana.2023.100650. eCollection 2024 Feb.

Structural ableism in public health and healthcare: a definition and conceptual framework

Dielle J Lundberg  1   2 , Jessica A Chen  3   4
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Review

Structural ableism in public health and healthcare: a definition and conceptual framework

Dielle J Lundberg et al. Lancet Reg Health Am. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Ableism; Chronic illness; Disability; Disablism; Health equity; Madness; Mental illness; Neurodivergence; Structural ableism; Structural determinants of health.

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The authors report that they have no conflicts of interests to disclose.

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Fig. 1
A conceptual framework highlighting examples of pathways and processes that may connect structural ableism to health outcomes for and among disabled people and other populations impacted by ableism.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
A series of principles relevant to studying structural ableism within health systems.
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